Criminal Justice News

Saturday, September 17, 2016

'Fugitive of the Week' Surrenders After Media Pressure

Concord, NH - A short time ago, this week’s “Fugitive of the
Week,” Jason Anthony Thompson, 30, surrendered to the Manchester Police
Department. Thompson was wanted on an outstanding Hillsborough County arrest
warrant alleging that he failed to appear on a charge of 2nd degree assault.

As part of the U.S. Marshals fugitive investigation,
Thompson was featured as the “Fugitive of the Week” this past Wednesday. The
“Fugitive of the Week” was aired on WTPL-FM, WMUR-TV, The Union Leader, The
Nashua Telegraph, The Patch, Foster’s Daily Democrat, Manchester Information,
The Manchester Ink Link and prominently featured on the internet. The “Fugitive
of the Week” has been a very successful tool that has resulted in the location
and arrest of numerous fugitives since its implementation in 2007.

On Thursday, Thompson contacted the US Marshals Office and
stated that he was concerned that his photograph was posted online on a wanted
poster. Thompson was informed that he had an outstanding arrest warrant and needed
to surrender to either the US Marshals or his local police department. Thompson
called multiple additional times on both Thursday and Friday in an attempt to
negotiate his surrender. These efforts finally resulted in Thompson’s decision
to surrender at the Manchester Police Department this afternoon. Thompson is
currently at the Manchester Police Department for processing and consideration
for bail.

Since the inception of the New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task
Force in 2002, these partnerships have resulted in over 6,340 arrests (Updated
as of 05/03/2016).These arrests have ranged in seriousness from murder,
assault, unregistered sex offenders, probation and parole violations and
numerous other serious offenses. Nationally the United States Marshals Service
fugitive programs are carried out with local law enforcement in 94 district
offices, 85 local fugitive task forces, 7 regional task forces, as well as a
growing network of offices in foreign countries